Victorian Bloodstone "Broken Sword" Intaglio Signet Ring

Victorian Bloodstone "Broken Sword" Intaglio Signet Ring

$1,000.00

Description

DATE: Victorian, c.1870

A cool antique signet ring with an intaglio bloodstone panel. The oval stone is carved with an English heraldic crest and motto: an arm upstretched holding a broken sword, beneath the words "SPES DEO", which translates as "Hope to God". It's modelled in 18k gold and dates from c.1870, with exaggerated split shoulders.